Unit 8

 

RESEARCH WORK (GENERAL REVIEW)

 

Task 1. Read and learn the words and word combinations.

to integrate - поєднувати

graduation paper – випускна робота

to be led out under the guidance – проводитись під керівництвом

to number – нараховувати

employee – працівник

multiple – різноманітний

contribution – внесок

to maintain close links – підтримувати тісні зв’язки

core subject – фаховий предмет

to meet the requirements – відповідати вимогам

 

Task 2. Make up sentences with the words given in task 1.

 

Task 3. Try to guess the meaning of the following phrases

1. to acquire skills in research — to gain practical knowledge and ability to conduct an investigation.

2. scientific adviser/supervisor — a person who holds an academic degree and guides the students and postgraduates’ research.

3. ranging from very basic to very practical — extending from fundamental theoretical to applied practical (research).

4. staff members — those working in an establishment, institution or organization.

5. to carry out investigations — to research something systematically in order to discover and interpret new knowledge.

6. to prepare a paper — to prepare a scientific contribution to be read to a learned society or to be published.

 

Task 4. Read the text and discuss it. Write a synopsis of the text in five sentences.

RESEARCH WORK (GENERAL REVIEW)

Our University successfully integrates education with research. The final stages of the University programme include acquiring skills in research. The students carry out research mainly for their graduation paper, which reflects the knowledge and the practical skills in their particular field of science. Research can be led out under the guidance of a supervisor (scientific advisers).

The University has a broad programme of activities ranging from the very basic to the very practical and can perform various research. The University professional staff members number some thousand employees engaged in multiple research projects in different branches of science. Their achievements have been recognized and staff members, two thirds of whom have academic degrees, have been honoured by the presentation of titles, certificates and awards. Many of the scientists are known internationally for their contributions. Research teams, working at various scientific projects, collaborate with their colleagues abroad and maintain close links with many research institutes and universities world-wide.

A great number of postgraduate students undertake a programme of study and research under the supervision of senior staff members who hold candidate or doctorate degree. The postgraduate course lasts three years during which time the young scientists and researchers carry out their investigations and prepare thesis on it. Their work should be conducted on the high scientific and technical level and the results of it should be practically applicable.

The postgraduate course programme provides for attending seminars and colloquiums, taking qualifying exams in the core subjects, in philosophy and English, preparing research publications and written reports on the work carried out.

The postgraduate research may be theoretical and applied, often both. The scientific adviser assists his postgraduate students in many ways. He regularly meets them to discuss the progress in their work and to advise them in solving their current problems. While the thesis is being written the supervisor reviews its major sections and makes critical comments on each draft. The postgraduates are assisted in preparing articles and papers on their research. When the postgraduate completes his or her thesis, he/she submits it to the Academic Council of University and further defends it before the Academic Council. If the thesis meets all necessary requirements it is accepted by the Academic Council which takes the decision to award the postgraduate the higher academic degree.

 

Task 5. Translate the following words and word combinations:

Поєднувати освітню та дослідницьку роботу, проводити дослідження, викладацький колектив університету, різноманітні проекти, науковий ступінь, бути нагородженим, звання, дослідницький колектив, співпрацювати з закордонними колегами, письмовий звіт, поточні проблеми, приймати рішення.

 

Task 6. Identify the nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs in the following groups of words. Use the appropriate ones in the sentences below. Choose the correct form of the word.

1. a). research; b). to research; c). researcher

1. There is clearly a need for further ________ on this topic.

2. A software package entitled ”NN” integrates data that have been compiled by independent__________ .

3. They have been ______ the effects of the drug on mice.

4. This book by itself does not provide all the tools to become a creative _____ in mathematics.

5. The subject has not been fully _____ before.

6. A few _____ challenge this assessment, offering intriguing alternative models.

7. She teaches a lot of classes and doesn't have much time for her own ______ .

8. This book is of special interest to those working, _____ and teaching computing.

2. a). system; b). systematic; c). systematically; d). systematize; e). systematization; f). unsystematically.

1. Rhetoric provides a framework in which these matters may be _______ investigated.

2. They are introducing a very sophisticated _____ for delivering information.

3. The positive side of _____ methodologies is that they can heighten a researcher’s appreciation of the complexities of the world.

4. We can _____ this concept by classifying it into a small number of distinct categories.

5. Formalization is an outgrowth of the broader goals of scientific _____ .

6. Satellite communication _____ can potentially alter the industrial paradigm in developing countries.

7. The collection has been _____ updated.

 

Task 7. Complete the sentences:

1. The final stages of the University programme include _____ .

2. The graduation paper reflects _____ .

3. Research can be led out under the guidance of _____ .

4. The University professional staff numbers _____ .

5. Research teams collaborate with _____ .

6. The postgraduate course lasts _____ .

7. The postgraduate research may be _____ .

8. When the postgraduate completes his or her thesis, he/she _____ .

 

Task 8. Put questions to underlined  words.

1. The graduation paper reflects the knowledge and the practical skills in the particular field of science.

2. The University staff is engaged in multiple research projects in different branches of science.

3. Many of the scientists are known internationally for their contributions.

4. The young scientists and researchers carry out their investigations and prepare thesis on it.

5. The scientific adviser assists his postgraduate students in many ways.

6. The supervisor reviews the major sections of the thesis and makes critical comments on each draft.

7. The Academic Council takes the decision to award the postgraduate the higher academic degree.

 

Task 9. Answer the questions.

1. What do the final stages of the University programme include?

2. What do the students carry out their research for?

3. Who is the research led by?

4. How many staff members are there in the University?

5. What activities are the staff members engaged in?

6. What do the postgraduates do during the course of their study?

7. How long do the postgraduate course last?

8. What exams do the postgraduates take?

9. Who helps them with their research?

10. How does the supervisor help his postgraduates?

11. What does a postgraduate do when he/she completes his or her thesis?

12. When do the Academic Council take the decision to award the postgraduate the higher academic degree?

 

Task 10. Translate the following sentences.

1. Наш університет успішно поєднує навчальну і дослідницьку роботу. 2. Випускна робота, як правило, відображає знання та практичні навички у певній галузі науки. 3. Студенти й аспіранти проводять свої дослідження під керівництвом наукового керівника. 4. Працівники університету залучені до роботи над різноманітними дослідницькими проектами у різних галузях науки. 5. Багатьох наших науковців знають не лише в Україні, але й за кордоном. 6. Навчання в аспірантурі триває три роки. 7. Протягом цього часу аспіранти відвідують лекції, семінари, колоквіуми, та здають кандидатські іспити. 8. Наукове дослідження , зазвичай, складається з теоретичної та практичної (прикладної) частин. 8. Науковий керівник допомагає аспіранту у вирішенні поточних проблем. 9. Завершене дисертаційне дослідження подається на розгляд до спеціалізованої вченої ради. 10. Якщо дисертація відповідає всім вимогам, то аспірантові присуджують науковий ступінь.

 

Task 11. Make a list of the most important points for you in the text

 

Task 12. Speak on the following problems and discuss them with your colleagues:

a) the plan of your actions during the first year of study;

b) the reason of your postgraduate studying.

c) Define briefly the subject of the investigation you carry out. Say whether you will describe the study or you will restrict yourself to some part of it. Tell the group when the investigation was conducted or started if it is still under way. Give further information on the investigation: who made it and what research center it was made first. Define the aim of investigation. Outline the general plan or design of the investigation.

 

Lexical revision. Commonly misused words. Translate the sentences. Choose the correct usage with the help of a dictionary if necessary.

1. Orange juice is helpful / healthy. If you eat properly and exercise sufficiently, you will be helpful/ healthy.

2. Although he did not state it directly, the candidate implied / inferred his opponent was dishonest. From the mayor's constructive suggestions, the townsfolk implied / inferred that he was trying his best to do a good job.

3. Marlene stood in / into her living room. Wayne came rushing in / into the room.

4. I think it's / its a fine idea. The dog wagged it's /its tail.

5. Mrs. Peterson always buys that kind of/ sort of/ type of meat. I like that kind of / sort of / type of book. This is my favorite kind of/sort of/type of music. (These expressions can be used interchangeably. They should never be followed by "a".)